After breakfast, meet your private safari guide and depart Arusha by road for Tarangire National Park. Enjoy a scenic drive through the countryside before entering the park for your first guided game drive. Tarangire is famous for its impressive elephant herds, ancient baobab trees, seasonal wetlands and diverse wildlife. Keep watch for elephants, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, buffalo, lions and numerous bird species as you explore the park. After an exciting day of game viewing, continue to Tarangire Sopa Lodge for dinner and a comfortable overnight stay.
Accommodation: Tarangire Sopa Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
5-Day Private Fly-Out Safari to Zanzibar – Tarangire, Ngorongoro Crater & Serengeti
Overview
Experience an unforgettable 5-day private safari combining Tanzania’s spectacular wildlife with a relaxing escape to Zanzibar. Your journey begins in Arusha before travelling to Tarangire National Park, renowned for its elephants, baobab trees and diverse wildlife. Continue to the magnificent Ngorongoro Crater for a guided game drive before travelling through the Ngorongoro Highlands to Central Serengeti. Spend three nights exploring the Serengeti, including full-day and morning game drives across its wildlife-rich plains. On the final day, fly directly from Seronera Airstrip to Zanzibar, providing a convenient and scenic conclusion to your safari adventure.
Itinerary
After breakfast, depart Tarangire and travel towards the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater. Upon reaching the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, descend into the crater for a guided game drive across its remarkable floor. Explore the grasslands, wetlands and other habitats while searching for lions, elephants, buffalo, zebras, wildebeest, hippos, hyenas and a variety of bird species. Your private guide will help you identify wildlife and explain the unique ecosystem. After the game drive, ascend from the crater and continue to Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge, where you will enjoy dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation: Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
After breakfast, depart the Ngorongoro Highlands and begin your journey towards Central Serengeti National Park. The transfer continues as a game drive, allowing you to enjoy Tanzania’s changing landscapes while watching for wildlife along the route. As you enter the Serengeti, the scenery opens into vast grasslands and wildlife-rich plains. Your experienced guide will make suitable stops based on wildlife sightings and your interests. Continue to Nyota Luxury Camp in Central Serengeti, where you can relax and enjoy dinner after an exciting day of travel and game viewing.
Accommodation: Nyota Luxury Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
After breakfast, set out for a full-day guided game drive through Central Serengeti. This region is renowned for its abundant resident wildlife and offers excellent opportunities to encounter lions, elephants, buffalo, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, cheetahs, leopards and many other species. Your experienced private guide will select suitable routes according to current wildlife movements and recent sightings. Enjoy a picnic lunch during the day while surrounded by the Serengeti wilderness, then continue exploring before returning to Nyota Luxury Camp for dinner and your final overnight stay in the Serengeti.
Accommodation: Nyota Luxury Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
After breakfast, enjoy a morning guided game drive in Central Serengeti, providing one final opportunity to observe wildlife before your departure. Continue towards Seronera Airstrip, enjoying the spectacular scenery and wildlife of the Serengeti along the way. Board your scheduled flight from Seronera Serengeti to Zanzibar, replacing the long road journey with a convenient and time-saving air transfer. Upon arrival in Zanzibar, your safari programme officially comes to an end, leaving you free to continue your Zanzibar holiday or make your onward arrangements.
Flight: Seronera Airstrip to Zanzibar
Meal Plan: Breakfast
Tour End: Zanzibar Island